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Paperback
Author: Melvin Berger
Illustrator: Carolyn Croll
Publisher: Harpercollins
Publish Date: September 2001
Language: English
Reading Level: 3.7
EAN: 9780064450973

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Overview

Read and find out about electricity in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

It seems like magic! It’s not–it’s electricity. But how does a light actually work? In this clear and simple book learn all about electricity, how it’s produced, and how it can be used.

At the end you’ll learn how to conduct safe, fun experiments that will let you generate electricity yourself!

This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It’s a Level 2 Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:

    hands-on and visual

    acclaimed and trusted

    great for classrooms

Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs:

    Entertain and educate at the same time

    Have appealing, child-centered topics

    Developmentally appropriate for emerging readers

    Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach

    Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations

    Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills

    Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists

    Meet national science education standards

    Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the field

    Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids’ scientific interests

Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

Details

Pages: 32
Dimensions: 7.94 x 10.02 x 0.11 in
Lexile Score: 570
Interest Level: Lower Grade (LG)
Point Value: 0.5
ISBN: 006445097X